Black Powder - Collecting a French Army

Welcome to my Guide on how to start the French in Napoleonic wargaming. Today I will be showing the way that I used when I started With the French. As always I am Human and I may have Different Feelings Towards Models than you have. I have made this guide to help new wargamers that are interested in Napoleonic Wargaming to give them a starting point. i have focused mainly on plastics but Remember there are metal manufactures with some great models links will be below. please drop me a comment on how you are going to start your army and what you may do differently.
The Plastic Crack Podcast:
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Pcp Facebook Page:
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Miniature Wargaming Warriors Facebook:
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ReaperGames:
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Perry Miniatures:
www.perry-mini...
Victrix:
www.victrixlim...
Warlord Games:
store.warlordg...
AvanPost:
www.mezzersmin...
French Uniform Ref:
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Italians Refs:
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Warbases:
warbases.co.uk/

[@7thson726]

Brilliant video mate, well set out and clear 👍😁 this will help alot of people

[@3dWargamer]

Cheers martin it was fun and interesting to make hope it helps people.

[@gkspain1]

You can't beat the look of lots of soldiers on the table, brilliant, all the best, Garry

[@3dWargamer]

Cheers gary you cant beat the look it's one of the best for sure.

[@Rusty_Gold85]

Brilliant video . So well described . I Will share this with various forums for beginners who ask how to start . Also readers could choose Polish or Duchy of warsaw / Polish Vistula who were great French Allies . They could be metal from Murawski or the warlord plastic . Just a thought .

[@Rusty_Gold85]

What I did was a box of Victrix and 2 Perrys . The victrix will give you spare command for another 24 figure Battalions to go with the perry 2nd half of their pkt . So split the Perry box great coats and shirt apart to make 2 x 24 figure Bn's

[@3dWargamer]

That's a great Idea and thanks for sharing. That why I done this guide to help people out that are new. It's always hard when you are new to somthing

[@martyc9567]

Nice to see you back Ken, and with another very informative viideo. Napoleonic is going to be an upcoming project for myself and the guys I game with. I will be playing British, but the advice will be just as relevant. Thanks once again.

[@3dWargamer]

Cheers mate down with the british lol. Glad it helped

[@grandadsartspace5805]

Excellent video this really helps when starting out I had so much trouble trying to figure out what was what and it can be so confusing , I have now sorted what I'm doing but if I was starting from scratch then I would follow your order except in the peninsula boxes

[@3dWargamer]

Glad buddy I am definitely more a waterloo man but french is french to me.

[@josephsheehan7459]

Nice , I am new to Napoleonics great review.

[@Drewheed1]

Super stuff Ken, this video was timed to perfection for me mate! Nice one and thanks as this is going to be VERY helpful!

[@3dWargamer]

That's great drew glad its helped mate nice one

[@billroy7860]

As always a great video, indeed a really useful video which explains how to build a really good force. Please keep the videos coming as they are worth their weight in gold to other gamers and especially new gamers. Thanks Ken for all your work doing these.

[@bonysminiatures3123]

Thanks ken good work , might have to watch it twice for it to sink in lol

[@3dWargamer]

No problem it's there for reference plus it helps my stats lol

[@MiniatureRealms]

Great video mate, really well presented and helpful.

[@3dWargamer]

Cheers stu thanks painting some epic acw at the momment batch painting a regiment you doing 3 stands for reg 4 for large?

[@MiniatureRealms]

@@3dWargamer Yep 3 for Regular and 4 for Large, will be doing quite a few small (2 bases) as well, as regiments were pretty small at times.

[@SolventAbuseUk]

nice spread working on my frenchies at the moment

[@3dWargamer]

Thanks very much

[@SolventAbuseUk]

@@3dWargamer your welcome

[@regwirth3004]

Very entertaining and the troops look great. One more infantry brigade would give you 3 divisions, along with some more cavalry you would have a Corps.

[@MillersMiniatures]

Nice one mate very well done. And your force also looks wicked mate 😁👍

[@smoothbrush4722]

Good to know how to start if i want to do any napoleonics. Thank you.

[@3dWargamer]

Yer I hope people find it helpful.

[@vonketteringham]

Great looking project 👍👍

[@3dWargamer]

Cheers buddy it was nice to finish one

[@steveharbour845]

Excellent work, really useful

[@3dWargamer]

Cheers Steve glad u found it useful

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Really enjoyed this mate,

[@3dWargamer]

Wicked it was kl to make

[@lionheart6754]

Great video very useful 👍

[@3dWargamer]

The ks very much glad you liked it and found it helpful

[@raycarpenter6466]

Late to the party... But an excellent video 😊

[@wezab]

Just a question, not telling you want to do. The display of your brigades has your infantry laid out in line formation. This is intuitive at the start. But they French Infantry formed in column and even attacked as a column because of the speed of the assault. Preceded by a heavy skirmisher screen of course. So why are they not set in column? Not that you are the only one who does this. Even the display on the WarLord web site has them in line. I ask because the use of columns was effective until they ran into the British line. Most other armies fought in line but were slow to form into line, especially while copping a hiding from the French artillery and skirmishers. However the British army were a smaller "professional" unit of volunteers not conscripts. Wellington formed his own dedicated skirmishers to deal with the French. Also the British had a higher rate of fire than any other army of the day, partially due to training and partially due to technology i.e. a finer grade of gunpowder that fouled the weapon less.

[@winecountryhero654]

I like to make my Perry French Lines Elites into Voltigeurs and my Warlord Elites into Grenadiers so you can get the height difference.

[@3dWargamer]

5hats a good itea

[@77bbowen]

Hi Which models kit did you use for the Irish line Infantry?

[@3dWargamer]

The perry french company kit

[@steveharbour845]

Ken, quick question. Doing some Old Guard at Waterloo (vitrix). Which GMB flags go with them? Can't see any. Cheers

[@3dWargamer]

Dont think they do them I went with the victrix ones

[@steveharbour845]

@@3dWargamer fair enough. Cheers for the quick response 👍

[@BearGrisham]

Is that a mat you have your figures on?

[@3dWargamer]

Yes killing fields mat